SHEPHERDSVILLE - With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency holding a $25,000 a day penalty over the heads of officials, Shepherdsville leaders are looking at ways to make sure its sewer system meets all the requirements.

Part of that is the requirement to secure a state permit, which has currently expired. And part of the permit process includes re-implementing the city’s pre-treatment program for heavy industrial users.

MOUNT WASHINGTON - Those happy with their trash collector will be happy to know that Mount Washington officials have decided to renew the city's contract with Rumpke.
During the last regular meeting of the Mount Washington City Council, members voted 5-1 in favor of staying with the company, at least for the next two years, after hearing from Rumpke sales representative Michael Sweeten.

SHEPHERDSVILLE - With the Jan. 31 filing deadline looming, few candidates have made the commitment.
But one race in which there will be a contested general election is for the office of circuit clerk.
Incumbent Layne Abell is the lone Democrat to file for a second term. However, Paulita Ann Keith has filed as a Republican for the seat.
Unless someone else files, they will face off in the fall.
No one else has filed locally in the past week.

FRANKFORT - With the 2012 session of the Kentucky General Assembly underway in Frankfort legislators face the daunting task of balancing the state's two-year budget, leaving many Bullitt Countians to wonder how their community will be affected.

Bearing in mind several key programs are expected to be cut from the state's general fund and there will be little, if any, room for new spending, Rep. Linda Belcher of Shepherdsville said budget talks are sure to be contentious.

FRANKFORT – While the legislative redistricting plan that passed the Kentucky Senate Wednesday was met with opposition from Senate Democrats who called the Republican majority’s plan “partisan,” Bullitt Countians have little if any reason to complain.

Under House Bill 1, which includes both the House and Senate redistricting plans, Bullitt County will not be split into multiple Senate districts as many local residents had feared.